plucked

1. VERB 采；摘
   If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing.
   1. I plucked a lemon from the tree...
      我从树上采了一个柠檬。
   2. He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
      他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
2. VERB 拔；拉；抽；扯
   If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is.
   1. He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street...
      他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
   2. He plucked the baby out of my arms...
      他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
   3. He plucks Brazil nuts off the ground and tosses them into the basket.
      他从地上抓起巴西坚果，扔到篮子里。
3. VERB 弹，拨（乐器）
   If you pluck a guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound.
   1. Nell was plucking a harp.
      内尔在弹奏竖琴。
4. VERB 拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛
   If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking.
   1. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
      她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
5. VERB （用镊子）拔，修（眉毛）
   If a woman plucks her eyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers.
   1. You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
      你终于修了眉毛！
6. VERB 挖掘；使一跃成名
   If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that they have been plucked from obscurity or plucked from an unimportant position.
   1. She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet...
      她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
   2. The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
      这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
7. VERB 把…（从险境中）救起
   If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety.
   1. A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter...
      一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
   2. Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
      10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
8. N-UNCOUNT 勇气；胆量；决心
   If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation.
   1. Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
      小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
9. PHRASE 鼓起勇气
   If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
   1. It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.
      我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。
10. PHRASE 脱口而出；随意说出
    If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
    1. Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
       这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？

1. For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling
   只有极少数幸运儿才有机会从籍籍无名中脱颖而出，进入光鲜亮丽的模特圈。
2. I plucked a lemon from the tree
   我从树上采了一个柠檬。
3. He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
   他摘掉了干茴香的梗。
4. He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street
   他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
5. He plucked the baby out of my arms
   他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
6. She looked relaxed as she plucked a chicken.
   她拔鸡毛时看上去很轻松。
7. You've plucked your eyebrows at last!
   你终于修了眉毛！
8. She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet
   她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
9. The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
   这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
10. A workman was plucked from the roof of a burning power station by a police helicopter
    一名工人被警用直升机从着火电站的屋顶上救了出来。
11. Ten fishermen were plucked to safety from life-rafts.
    10名渔夫从救生筏上被救到了安全处。
12. Is this just a figure she plucked out of the air?
    这是否仅仅是她随口说出的数字？
13. The poor student was plucked in his examination.
    那个差生未考上。
14. A violent wind plucked the sails to bits.
    一阵狂风把帆撕碎了。
15. My strength plucked up the hills; my might shadowed the world.
    力拔山兮气盖世。（《史记》）
16. He plucked at her sleeve to try and get her attention.
    他不停地拉她的袖子试图引起她的注意。
17. She plucked some leaves off the sapling.
    她从树苗上采下一些叶子。
18. They plucked the flowers and put them in their pockets.
    它们采了花，放在它们的口袋里。
19. My sister had her eyebrows plucked.
    我姐姐修眉毛了。
20. I plucked up my courage to speak to Helen.
    我鼓起勇气和海伦说话。
21. I plucked your flower, O world!
    我采了你的花，呵，世界！
22. Your father plucked that flower.
    你的父亲摘下了那朵花。
23. Have the turkeys been plucked?
    火鸡的毛都拔了吗？
24. He plucked another tomato and offered it to hilda.
    他又摘了一个西红柿，把它献给了希尔达。
25. He plucked up when his wife recovered.
    他妻子恢复了健康，他也振作起来。
26. In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
    在古埃及，神父要拔光身上的每一根毛，包括眉毛和睫毛。
27. They plucked the long grass and nettles from the tombs, thinned the poor shrubs and roots.
    他们拔除了坟墓上的茂草和荨麻，砍断矮树和根株。
28. He plucked up his courage and tried a second time.
    他鼓起勇气又试了一次。
29. I plucked up the courage to ask her for a date.
    我鼓起勇气约了她。
30. You plucked that Scripture out of my head.
    你从我的头脑中获取了那段经文。

adj

1. of a stringed instrument

2. having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl
   1. a plucked chicken
   2. an unfeathered goose